Welcome to Seven Ponds Photography Club

If you live in Southeast Michigan, please consider joining the Seven Ponds Camera Club. 

How to join: 

• New Members 

2023 Kickoff Links: 

• F 1-6-2023 SPPC Kickoff Meeting    Slide Show of winning Images

2023 GDCC Kickoff Links:

• S 1-28-2023 GDCCC EOY AWARD VIDEO:

 Newsletter:  

• Nov 2022 Newsletter
• Feb 2023 Newsletter
• Apr 2023 Newsletter

Training:

  . GDCCC DPD Digital and Print Rule Review and Competition Guidance You Tube

    .  How to judge a competition Image

2023 Meetings and Workshops

F 6-2-2023  1st Friday Meeting -  @ Seven Ponds Nature Center 7:00 PM

 06-02-2023 Exploring Yellowstone - By Germaine Finley

• 2023 1st Friday  Focus Topics
  • Images are due Wed May 31, 2023, by noon
  • Please submit your images via 1 of 2 methods
  • Images should be entered via our website in Focus Topics

    Use tab at top of page {competitions} (Submit Image to Competition} (Focus Topic)

  • Images may be submitted via our FB site SPPC  Member’s  Shared Images add #focus topic to the comments
• Focus Topics
  
  
  • 10-06-2023 Next Bi Annual Focus Topic Review 
  • May 2023 - Symmetry and/or Leading lines
  • Jun 2023 - Negative Space and the Rule of Space
  • Jul 2023 - Textures
  • Aug 2023 - Fill the Frame
  • Sep 2023 - Natural Light
  • Oct 2023 - Artificial Light
    
  • Photos from workshops
  • Rework of previous Images
  • Any Image you would like to share

F 06-16-2023  3rd Friday Meeting 

Print and DPD Competition @ Seven Ponds Nature Center 7:00 PM

• Competition Images are due Wednesday, June 14, 2023, by 11:30 PM 
  
  • Authorized SPPC members may submit competition images (we need to turn you on in the system)
  • Submit Images via our website: [competitions] tab:  https://spnc.photoclubservices.com
  • New GDCCC DPD Rules 10-4-2021 
    • Website "How-to submit images to competition" video: How to upload an image
    • Instructions: How to Submit an Image - Meeting Slides 3-1-2019 Version 3-6-2019  
    • Requirements: Images may be sized up to 1200 pixels on the longest side
    • Learn more about our new Judging requirements
      • Competition Meeting Scoring 04-10-2019 HL  
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      • Interest Composition Technical Quality 04-11-19 HL   
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      • SPC Scoring System 27 Pointe HL
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• Order 16" x 20" Prints for Competition From Jim Lewis 

  • Note: Prints need to be uploaded the Friday before our first meeting of the month for the 3rd Friday competition of the month
  • 6-30-2023, 7-28-2023, 8-25-2023, 9-29-2023, 10-27-2023, 11-24-2023

09-01-2023 Black Hills of North & South Dakota - By John Brown

2023 Photo Trips 

Sat 6-17-2023 Toledo Zoo Trip - Members see email for sign up

We encourage all of our SPPC members to consider leading a photo club trip -   Trip request form

2023 In Person workshop(s) 

2023 On-line workshop(s)

2023 Self-Guided Photo Ops 

6/9 thru 6/17/2023 Mackinaw Island Mi - Lilac Festival
6/23thru 6/25/2023 Howell Mi- Balloon Festival
6/29 thru 7/4/2023 Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival
7/8/2023 Harbor Beach Mi - Fireworks
7/12 - 7/15/2023 Port Huron Mi- The Blue Water Festival
7/25 thru 7/29/2023 Imlay City Mi - Eastern Michigan State Fair
8/4 thru 8/6/2023 Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Festival
8/12 thru 8/13/2023 Willow Run Airport, Thunder Over Michigan
9/2 thru 9/8/2023 Romeo Mi - Peach Festival
9/13 thru 9/24/2023 Detroit Mi- North American Auto Show -
10/28/2023 Downtown Caseville Witch Walk
11/23/2023 America's Thanksgiving Parade
12/18 thru 12/31/2023 Wild Lights at the Detroit Zoo
12/23 thru 12/31/2023 Holiday Stroll at Canterbury Village -Canterbury Village

2023 SPPC Membership Dues -Due 5-1-2023- New and Returning membership

SPPC dues are $15 for one member and $20 for a family or two living at the same address.

Pay online: Pay Seven Ponds Photo Club Membership 

Or Pay at a meeting: Please put due payment in an envelope with member names and emails on it and any address correction

Seven Ponds Photo Club Membership Application

SPPC Library

 List of SPPC Library Books

  SPPC Quick links to topics on our website

  

SPPC References

• In Memory of Mike Mercier 1-11-2022 *Share pictures of Mike Mercier for the memorial
• Fri 1-21-2022 Kick-Off Meeting - Slide Show
• Sat  1-29-2022 2022 GDCCC EOY Show - YouTube

Next board election Nov 3, 2023

Contact Us

       Contact Us: 7pondsphotoexpo@gmail.com

 Facebook Page

 Facebook Page for our sister club

Seven Ponds Photo Club is a member of

• Greater Detroit Camera Club Council
• Member PSA